Officials look to curb gun violence in Troy

My colleague Bob Gardinier has a story in today’s paper on a spate of violent crimes involving guns in Troy. The two most incidents occurred this past weekend within a few hours of one another.

City officials, local church leaders and business owners all weighed in on the issue.

From Bob’s story:

Since February, at least a dozen street crimes involving guns have been reported, including three gang or drug-related killings. A murder earlier this year on a South Troy street involved a daylight gun battle with two or three guns fired near pedestrians and businesses.

“We need to do a better job in 2013 controlling and getting the frequency of this sort of crime down,” Rosamilia said.